Laurie Radke column: Current young professionals group turns 10

8:18 PM,
Jun. 30, 2013

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Laurie Radke

The throes of summer means walks along the Fox River Trail, concerts on the CityDeck, festivals and Current.

Why Current? Because now is the time the young-professional program of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce kicks off its annual membership drive. Current, now in its 10th year, is composed of more than 1,200 individual members and 80 corporate members. In the past six years, Current has experienced a 3,900-percent growth in membership. Why? That's a multi-faceted answer that requires a bit of history.

Current was established 10 years ago with the intent of attracting, engaging, ...